{"id":726,"date":"2021-08-23T09:28:54","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T09:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/Iranhamava.org\/?p=726"},"modified":"2021-08-23T09:28:54","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T09:28:54","slug":"letter-to-security-council-un","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranhamava.org\/en\/letter-to-security-council-un\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter to the Secretary General of the United Nations, President and Members of the Security Council of the United Nations"},"content":{"rendered":"
Norouz, March 23, 2021<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
To:<\/p>\n
Your Excellencies,<\/p>\n
We, the signatories of coalition of committed for a Secular Democratic Constitution in Iran are writing to you on behalf of millions like-minded of Iranian people supporting political, civil, religious, women rights and ethnic activists in advocating for a peaceful transition of power from the current Iran\u2019s religious kleptocratic Government and its Constitution to a Secular Democratic Constitution through a national referendum to be sponsored and monitored by the United Nations Security Council.<\/p>\n
Iranian people over last 42 years have been subjected to a brutal and inhuman treatment by the religious kleptocracy of Iran\u2019s Islamic Republic rulers. Equally in past years, Ali Khamenei the leader (velayat-e faqih) of Islamic Republic of Iran is responsible for ordering the security forces to confront the peaceful protesters such as in November 2019 that resulted in killing of over 1,500 people and arrest of over ten thousand innocent citizens.<\/p>\n
Today, despite the regime’s brutal confrontation against protesters and the lack of competency for proper medical planning against the COVID-19 crisis, Iranians continue their protests and strikes against the Islamic Republic and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, nationwide. The theocracy in Iran has lost its legitimacy with its people and the greater Middle East.<\/p>\n
Since 2015, the aspirations of the Iranian people for a Secular Democratic Government have appreciated, significantly. Iranians are demanding the resignation of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the elimination of the Islamic Republic Constitution in favor of a non-violent transition to a Secular Democratic Constitution through a free, fair and impartial ballot.<\/p>\n
We believe the United Nations Security Council has the power and moral obligation to enforce such transition for the \u201cHuman Rights<\/strong>\u201d of Iranian people that are suffering, tortured and killed every day in the prisons of the Islamic Republic. Equally, this action by the Security Council will provides the opportunity for Iranian people to live in harmony, safety, security and peaceful coexistence with other nations in Middle East and beyond.<\/p>\n As with the case of South Africa in the 1990\u2019s, the world can come together, especially with the leadership of the permanent members of the Security Council to utilize sanctions to bring an end to the horrible human rights abuses being committed by the Islamic regime in Iran. The world can do this through the use of a national referendum on the legitimacy of the government as was done in Chile in 1978. It is an un-disputed fact that a referendum in Chile was held only after accusation of grave human rights violations<\/strong>[i]<\/a> by the United Nations[ii]<\/a> that forced Augusto Pinochet, the Chile\u2019s absolute leader, to hold such a referendum.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It is also a matter of fact that in today\u2019s international community there is a growing consensus that human rights transcend national boundaries, limiting the protection of former heads of states and even the privileges of national autonomy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We are respectfully requesting that the international community through United Nations Security Council to engage, on behalf of innocent Iranian population that have been killed, missing, tortured and imprisoned by Iranian religious kleptocratic regime for expressing their democratic views, for a peaceful transition to a Secular Democratic Government.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We the coalition of committed in Iran are ready and willing to participate in such engagement.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n With Kindest Regards,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Signatories from Iran,<\/p>\n Contact Information<\/p>\n +33 7 88 80 62 30<\/p>\n <\/p>\n CC:<\/strong><\/p>\n Honorable Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights<\/p>\n Honorable Josep Borrell, the European Union High Representative in Foreign and Security Policy<\/p>\n Honorable Javid Rehman, UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran<\/p>\n Mr. Kenneth Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch<\/p>\n Mr. Salil Shetty, Secretary General of Amnesty International<\/p>\n\n\n
\n N\u00b0<\/strong><\/td>\n First Name<\/strong><\/td>\n Name<\/strong><\/td>\n Town<\/strong><\/td>\n Activities and Profession<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1<\/td>\n Ahmad<\/td>\n Aalinejad<\/td>\n Chiraz<\/td>\n Civil Rights Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2<\/td>\n Hooshang<\/td>\n Abdollah-Nejad<\/td>\n Behbahan<\/td>\n Human Rights Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3<\/td>\n Ehteram<\/td>\n Abdous<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Civil Rights Activist, Mothers of the Park Laleh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 4<\/td>\n Vahid<\/td>\n Ahangari<\/td>\n Ardebil<\/td>\n Political Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 5<\/td>\n Zartosht<\/td>\n Ahmadi-Ragheb<\/td>\n Shahriar<\/td>\n Human Rights Activist, Signatory of the Declaration 14+14, Fire fighter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 6<\/td>\n Hamed<\/td>\n Aineh-Vand<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Political Activist, Journalist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 7<\/td>\n Raha<\/td>\n Ajoudani<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Human Rights Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 8<\/td>\n Rasoul<\/td>\n Akbari<\/td>\n Kermanshah<\/td>\n Civil Rights Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 9<\/td>\n Rouzbeh<\/td>\n Akradi<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Human Rights Activist, Engineer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 10<\/td>\n Mehrdad<\/td>\n Alipour<\/td>\n Bojnord<\/td>\n Political Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 11<\/td>\n Hashem<\/td>\n Amini<\/td>\n Bojnord<\/td>\n Civil Rights Activist, Farmer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 12<\/td>\n Akbar<\/td>\n Amini-Armaki<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Political Activist, Member of Third Way for the Salvation of Iran<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 13<\/td>\n Asghar<\/td>\n Amir-Zadegan<\/td>\n Firouzabad<\/td>\n Union Activist, Retired Teacher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 14<\/td>\n Ebrahim<\/td>\n Amiri<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Political Activist, Physician<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 15<\/td>\n Sohrab<\/td>\n Amiri<\/td>\n Chiraz<\/td>\n Union Activist, Teacher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 103<\/td>\n Abdollah<\/td>\n Amiri<\/td>\n Pasargad<\/td>\n Human Rights Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 16<\/td>\n Kamran<\/td>\n Assa<\/td>\n Kermanshah<\/td>\n Human Rights Activist, Victims’ Familly of the November 2019 Repression<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 17<\/td>\n Ghassem<\/td>\n Bahrami<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Civil Rights Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 18<\/td>\n Mehran<\/td>\n Bakhtiar<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Political Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 19<\/td>\n Massoud<\/td>\n Cheraghi<\/td>\n Sarpol-e Zahab<\/td>\n Civil Rights Activist, Yaresan Religious Minority, Journalist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 20<\/td>\n Freshteh<\/td>\n Cheraghi<\/td>\n Sarpol-e Zahab<\/td>\n Civil Rights Activist, Yaresan Religious Minority, Journalist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 21<\/td>\n Saeed<\/td>\n Damvar<\/td>\n Karaj<\/td>\n Human Rights Activist, Victims’ Familly of the November 2019 Repression<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 22<\/td>\n Morteza<\/td>\n Damvar<\/td>\n Karaj<\/td>\n Human Rights Activist, Victims’ Familly of the November 2019 Repression<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 23<\/td>\n Mahnaz<\/td>\n Damvar<\/td>\n Karaj<\/td>\n Human Rights Activist, Victims’ Familly of the November 2019 Repression<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 24<\/td>\n Massoud<\/td>\n Damvar<\/td>\n Karaj<\/td>\n Human Rights Activist, Victims’ Familly of the November 2019 Repression<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 25<\/td>\n Samieh<\/td>\n Damvar<\/td>\n Karaj<\/td>\n Human Rights Activist, Victims’ Familly of the November 2019 Repression<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 26<\/td>\n Mohamad<\/td>\n Dehghan<\/td>\n Shahr Kord<\/td>\n Political Activist, Solidarity for Democracy and Human Rights in Iran<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 27<\/td>\n Kambiz<\/td>\n Deljavan<\/td>\n Tabriz<\/td>\n Political Activist, Solidarity for Democracy and Human Rights in Iran<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 28<\/td>\n Shahla<\/td>\n Entesari<\/td>\n Rasht<\/td>\n Women Rights Activist, Signatory of the Declaration 14+14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 29<\/td>\n Saeed<\/td>\n Farahani<\/td>\n Isphahan<\/td>\n Political Activist, Journalist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 30<\/td>\n Mansour<\/td>\n Faraji<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Political Activist, Iran Democratic Front, Former Political Prisonner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 31<\/td>\n Mohamad Reza<\/td>\n Farhadpoor<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Civil and Human Rights Activist, Journalist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 32<\/td>\n Mehdi<\/td>\n Fathi<\/td>\n Chiraz<\/td>\n Political Activist, Teacher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 33<\/td>\n Mohamad<\/td>\n Ghaem-Maghami<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Iran National Front, Sixt Council, Researcher in Physics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 34<\/td>\n Abas<\/td>\n Ghafari<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Civil Rights Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 35<\/td>\n Ali Reza<\/td>\n Ghassemi<\/td>\n Kuhrang<\/td>\n Political Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 36<\/td>\n Morteza<\/td>\n Ghassemi<\/td>\n Mazandaran<\/td>\n Civil Rights Activist, Farmer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 37<\/td>\n Gholam Reza<\/td>\n Gholami-Kandazi<\/td>\n Chiraz<\/td>\n Civil Rights Activist, Teacher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 38<\/td>\n Yasmin<\/td>\n Hanifeh-Tabatabaii<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Political Activist, Iran Democratic Front, Former Political Prisonner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 39<\/td>\n Issa Khan<\/td>\n Hatami<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Executive Secretary of Solidarity for Democracy and Human Rights in Iran, Journalist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 40<\/td>\n Siavash<\/td>\n Hayati<\/td>\n Ghasr-e-shirin<\/td>\n Civil Rights Activist, Spokesperson of the civil society organization advocating for Yaresan rights<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 41<\/td>\n Reza<\/td>\n Hazarati<\/td>\n Babol<\/td>\n Civil Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 42<\/td>\n Reza<\/td>\n Ilar<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Civil Rights Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 43<\/td>\n Mahan<\/td>\n Jalal Doust<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Political Prisoner, Civil Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 44<\/td>\n Bijan<\/td>\n Janfeshan<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Political Activist, Solidarity for Democracy and Human Rights in Iran<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 45<\/td>\n Pouya<\/td>\n Jegarvand<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Civil and Human Rights Activist, Author & Poet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 46<\/td>\n Mohamad<\/td>\n Karimi<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Civil Rights Activist, Former Political Prisonner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 47<\/td>\n Hassan<\/td>\n Kazemi<\/td>\n Mashad<\/td>\n Human Rights Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 48<\/td>\n Mohamad Reza<\/td>\n Khansari<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Political Activist, Iran Democratic Front<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 49<\/td>\n Hashem<\/td>\n Khastar<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Political Prisonner, Signatory of the Declaration of 14+14, Teacher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 50<\/td>\n Ahmad<\/td>\n Khodabandeh<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Political Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 51<\/td>\n Amin<\/td>\n Kord<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Political Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 52<\/td>\n Javad<\/td>\n Laal-Mohammadi<\/td>\n Machad<\/td>\n Union Activist, signatory of the Declaration of 14+14, Teacher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 53<\/td>\n Behfar<\/td>\n Lalehzari<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Civil Activist, Student<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 54<\/td>\n Bahman<\/td>\n Layeghi<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Civil Rights Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 55<\/td>\n Hajieh<\/td>\n Malak-Mohamadi<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Civil Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 56<\/td>\n Sadigheh<\/td>\n Maleki-Fard<\/td>\n Mashad<\/td>\n Civil Rights Activist, Political Prisonner’s Wife<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 57<\/td>\n Narges<\/td>\n Mansouri<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Human Rights, Woman Rights and Union Activist, signatory of the Declaration 14+14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 58<\/td>\n Rada<\/td>\n Mardani<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Political Activist, Teacher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 59<\/td>\n Shokrollah<\/td>\n Massihpoor<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Member of Third Way for the Salvation of Iran<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 60<\/td>\n Abdol-Hamid<\/td>\n Massoumi-Tehrani<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Ayatollah, Source of Emulation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 61<\/td>\n Farangis<\/td>\n Mazloum<\/td>\n Parand<\/td>\n Civil and Human Rights Activist, Political Prisonner’ Mother, Signatory of the Declaration of 14+14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 62<\/td>\n Mohamad<\/td>\n Mir-Soltani<\/td>\n Karaj<\/td>\n Political Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 63<\/td>\n Esmail<\/td>\n Moftizadeh<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Political Activist, Iran Democratic Front, Former Political Prisonner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 64<\/td>\n Zahra<\/td>\n Mohamadi<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Political Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 65<\/td>\n Gholam Reza<\/td>\n Mohammadi<\/td>\n Shahriar<\/td>\n Civil Rights Activist, Retired Teacher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 66<\/td>\n Saeed<\/td>\n Mohammadi<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Member of Third Way for the Salvation of Iran, Lawyer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 67<\/td>\n Borzan<\/td>\n Mohammadi<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Political Prisoner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 68<\/td>\n Hamideh<\/td>\n Molaii<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Civil Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 69<\/td>\n Amir Ali<\/td>\n Moradi<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Civil Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 70<\/td>\n Farideh<\/td>\n Moradkhani<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Human Rights Activist, Engineer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 71<\/td>\n Kaveh<\/td>\n Mortasavi<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Political Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 72<\/td>\n Mojtaba<\/td>\n Moussavi<\/td>\n Ahwaz<\/td>\n Political Activist, Iran National Front Party, Sixt Council, Engineer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 73<\/td>\n Nasser<\/td>\n Moussavi<\/td>\n Pasargad<\/td>\n Civil Activist, Teacher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 74<\/td>\n Mohamad<\/td>\n Najafi<\/td>\n Shazand<\/td>\n Political Prisonner, Human Rights Activist, Lawyer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 75<\/td>\n Pouran<\/td>\n Nazemi<\/td>\n Kerman<\/td>\n Civil Rights Activist, Signatory of the Declaration 14 + 14, Author & Poet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 76<\/td>\n Mohamad<\/td>\n Nikbakht<\/td>\n Golpaygan<\/td>\n Political Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 77<\/td>\n Nikou<\/td>\n Nikoukar<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Civil Rights Activist, Member of ‘The Mothers of the Laleh Park’, Teacher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 78<\/td>\n Kambiz<\/td>\n Norouzzadeh<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Political Prisonner, Civil Rights Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 79<\/td>\n Nasser<\/td>\n Norzizadeh<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Civil Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 80<\/td>\n Ario<\/td>\n Parseh<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Political Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 81<\/td>\n Zahra<\/td>\n Rafeii<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Civil Rights Activist, Mothers of the Park Laleh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 82<\/td>\n Hejatollah<\/td>\n Rafeii<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Political and Civil Activist, Teacher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 83<\/td>\n Iraj<\/td>\n Rahnama<\/td>\n Chiraz<\/td>\n Union Activist, Retired Teacher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 84<\/td>\n Ebrahim<\/td>\n Ramezan-Nia<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Civil Rights Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 85<\/td>\n Babak<\/td>\n Safari<\/td>\n Tabriz<\/td>\n Political Activist, Journalist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 86<\/td>\n Parviz<\/td>\n Safari<\/td>\n Karaj<\/td>\n Political Activist, Senior Member of Iran Democratic Front, Former Political Prisonner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 87<\/td>\n Shahram<\/td>\n Safari<\/td>\n Sarpol-e Zahab<\/td>\n Civil Rights Activist, Yaresan Religious Minority, Journalist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 88<\/td>\n Davood<\/td>\n Saki-Hosseinkhani<\/td>\n Andishmak<\/td>\n Political Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 89<\/td>\n Reza<\/td>\n Salmanzadeh<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Human Rights Activist, Victims’ Familly of the November 2019 Repression, Orthopedist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 90<\/td>\n Jamal<\/td>\n Sarvi<\/td>\n Mashad<\/td>\n Polltical Activist, Solidarity for Democracy and Human Rights in Iran<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 91<\/td>\n Nazanin<\/td>\n Shahidi<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Political Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 92<\/td>\n Iman<\/td>\n Shahvandi<\/td>\n Pasargad<\/td>\n Civil Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 93<\/td>\n Latifeh<\/td>\n Shaker<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Human Rights Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 94<\/td>\n Arash<\/td>\n Soleimani<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Polltical Activist, Solidarity for Democracy and Human Rights in Iran<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 95<\/td>\n Heshmat<\/td>\n Tabarzadi<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Secretary General of Iran Democratic Front, Former Political Prisonner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 96<\/td>\n Kamran<\/td>\n Takouk<\/td>\n Kermanshah<\/td>\n Civil Rights Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 97<\/td>\n Soussan<\/td>\n Toulouii<\/td>\n Jalfa<\/td>\n Political Activist, Siciologist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 98<\/td>\n Javad<\/td>\n Vafaii<\/td>\n Rasht<\/td>\n Political Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 99<\/td>\n Hossein<\/td>\n Zad-Issa<\/td>\n Rasht<\/td>\n Political Activist, Iran National Front Party, Sixth Council<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 100<\/td>\n Mohammad Ali<\/td>\n Zahmatkesh<\/td>\n Chiraz<\/td>\n Union Activist, Retired Teacher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 101<\/td>\n Kourosh<\/td>\n Zaim<\/td>\n Tehran<\/td>\n Member Leadership Committee, Iran National Front Part, Sixth Council<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 102<\/td>\n Zahra<\/td>\n Zareh-Saraji<\/td>\n Rasht<\/td>\n Political Activist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n